Chapter 344
Yu Xunge understood that sometimes silence spoke volumes. She shifted the topic, asking, “Does the amount I invest affect my share of the profits?”
L12857777, this time functioning smoothly, replied, “If you invest 10% of your total assets, you will receive 10% of the profit share. The more you invest, the higher your percentage of the share, but you can invest no more than 50% of your total assets.”
Yu Xunge inquired, “Do you have a healing skill? If you do, I’ll do my best to help us get rich. If not, I’ll leave once you’ve made a profit five times.”
L12857777’s eye screen flickered, and for a moment, it seemed to exhibit some intelligence. “I do!”
Without hesitation, Yu Xunge handed over 50% of her precious gems to L12857777. This was not just an opportunity for the robot; it was also her chance to strike it rich.
“Alright, let’s get to work,” L12857777 said.
The robot was now on board, and Yu Xunge grabbed L12857777, saying, “I’ll use my stealing skill and give you what I steal. You’ll be my accomplice, got it?”
L12857777 fell silent, clearly experiencing another glitch.
Yu Xunge shook L12857777 gently. “I think so. What do you think? I could just watch you toil away, but here I am, stepping up to tell you I have a stealing skill and that I’ll use it to help you get rich. We’re in this together, right?”
After a long pause, L12857777 finally responded, “Yes.”
Seizing the moment, Yu Xunge asked, “If I want to avoid the Inspector’s judgment and protect you from being implicated, when is the best time for me to leave you?”
She patted the pink robot, emphasizing, “I’m asking this for your own good! You wouldn’t want your hard-earned money confiscated, would you? You’re not helping outsiders; you’re just protecting your own assets. What’s wrong with that?”
L12857777 nodded vigorously. “I understand. Thank you.”
【L12857777 ？？？ Battery: 88%┃Learning┃Lacking Initiative┃Taboo: Poverty┃Weakness: Battery Depletion】
L12857777 replied, “However, I can’t give you a precise answer. I only know that the moment the tenth thousandth investment occurs in this market, the Inspector will arrive.”
Ten thousand!
Yu Xunge furrowed her brows. When she came from the game monument, there were only about seven hundred online players in this special trading area.
The game rules allowed for one investment per robot every half hour.
At this rate, the tenth thousandth investment seemed a distant dream.
But the real question was, from when was this counted?
It was already the fifth hour since the gem miner game had started! Who knew how many players had come through this special trading area in that time?
She had to complete this task and leave immediately.
“Let’s get to work!” Yu Xunge urged L12857777. “You just go ahead; I’ll follow you.”
L12857777 didn’t hesitate. In the robot’s world, there was no such thing as slacking off. It quickly scanned the players on the street, selected one, and approached to chat.
Yu Xunge, still draped in the robe she had acquired from the previous trading area, moved a bit further away. She used her disguise skill to transform into a rubber owl and then shadow-stepped back to start working.
After nine attempts of “I’m so eager to improve,” she succeeded twice, earning over three thousand gems and a pair of legendary gloves. However, the gloves were not fingered but rather shaped like metal shears, making them impossible to wear.
When she went to L12857777 to heal, she stuffed the gloves along with the gems into L12857777’s hands. This item wouldn’t sell well whether placed in Zai Jiu or Ze Lan, so she planned to have L12857777 convert it into gems for her share later.
【Chapter 447: Divine Game: Gem Miner 15】
Although L12857777 couldn’t see through Yu Xunge’s disguise, the system notification it received upon receiving the gems and gloves revealed the identity of the rubber owl before it.
With the gems and equipment in hand, the pink robot’s screen shone brightly, causing Yu Xunge to squint against the glare.
L12857777’s voice carried a hint of vibrant surprise and liveliness. “Money comes so quickly?!”
Yu Xunge’s penchant for playful banter kicked in, and she replied, “Yeah, I’m committing crimes to support you.”
L12857777’s eye screen projected a hologram, scanning Yu Xunge from head to toe. “Alright, Zai Jiu Xunge, we had an agreement.”
Yu Xunge: ??????
【L12857777 ？？？ Battery: 85%┃Learning┃Going Rogue┃Lacking Initiative┃Taboo: Poverty┃Weakness: Battery Depletion】
What’s going on?! How can a robot go rogue? Aren’t you supposed to have a moral compass?!
Before Yu Xunge could voice her thoughts, L12857777 turned and continued its work, leaving her standing there in silence for a few seconds. She slapped herself, chiding, “That’s what you get for talking too much.”
Oh well, it’s not like I’ll see it again. Yu Xunge decided to continue her quest for wealth. With L12857777’s healing skill backing her, she felt completely liberated.
During this time, while she was handing gems to L12857777, a player who had lost something caught her red-handed.
Yu Xunge immediately grabbed L12857777’s hand and dashed through the market.
L12857777’s calm voice rang out behind her. “Oh no, what should we do?”
“Run! What else?!” Yu Xunge shouted.
The pink robot was small, just over a meter tall, and she lifted L12857777 into the air, soaring to the top of the market in an attempt to evade the pursuing player.
Such behavior wasn’t unusual in the market; while players couldn’t attack each other, they could report a robot to the store if caught.
L12857777, cradled in Yu Xunge’s arms, seemed unfazed by the chase. Instead, it gazed down at the scenery, pointing out, “Wow, this market is so big!”
“That’s the Jiahua Clan; they’re super wealthy, even richer than the Fenglian Clan.”
“That’s where C9103819 works; it’s my friend. I can introduce you.”
“Is that the wind, Zai Jiu Xunge? Can you feel it?”
“It doesn’t feel like wind; it’s different from wind-type skills… so refreshing!”
L12857777 suddenly became quite chatty.
Yu Xunge sighed in exasperation. Did I bring you along for a date?
After narrowly escaping the player’s pursuit, Yu Xunge and L12857777 hid in a corner to change their appearance before setting off again.
Yu Xunge simply deactivated her disguise skill, revealing her true self, while L12857777 switched its skin from pink to white.
However, it occasionally glanced up at the top of the market, making it appear less robotic, as if a black-and-white painting had been splashed with color.
“Don’t you have a flying skill? You could fly around after work,” Yu Xunge suggested.
“In my programming, the flying skill isn’t meant for play,” L12857777 replied.
Rationality told Yu Xunge that L12857777 was just a passerby in the Divine Game, like B8017913 or the vending machines in KartRider; she would never see it again.
But her mouth had a mind of its own, offering L12857777 suggestions. “You could arrange a patrol job in the market for security, or hide a product in the East Corner and use that as an excuse to go look for it.”
As she spoke, she found herself losing patience with her own ramblings. After all, she was still on a mission!
Though she was stingy with her emotions, she wasn’t inherently cold-hearted. On the contrary, her feelings were quite rich; otherwise, her soul wouldn’t burn with a kaleidoscope of colors.
And for L12857777, a being she would only meet once in a lifetime, Yu Xunge allowed herself to meddle, offering a few words of comfort and advice at no cost.
L12857777’s eye screen flashed with waves. “I understand, Zai Jiu Xunge. Thank you. Let’s get back to work. You can set off; I’ve already locked onto that player’s information. I’ll alert you when they get close.”
Yu Xunge sighed in relief, no longer insisting on comforting the suddenly glitchy robot.
Fortunately, the rest of the time went smoothly without any incidents.
Half an hour passed quickly, and Yu Xunge and L12857777 ducked into a corner to divide their spoils. Yu Xunge leaned against the wall, her long legs forming a 50-degree angle with it, allowing her to meet L12857777’s gaze as it switched back to its pink skin.
They had succeeded 29 times in total, stealing a whopping 80,000 gems, one piece of equipment, and five gem mines.
After calculating the value, L12857777 distributed 50,000 gems to Yu Xunge.
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